NICHE GALLERY: September 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012

Call for Submissions - Do you want your 15 minutes of fame, or not?

So what are you waiting for? You're an artist, right? And you want to show your work, right? And build up experience for your CV, right? So why haven't you submitted a proposal to the niche gallery yet? You're probably asking yourself the same thing right now.

Send your ideas to this year's director/curator Kasia Sosnowski: kasia.sosnowski@uleth.ca

Keep in mind that the locker dimensions are 8x33x33 inches.

Looking forward to your proposals/non-proposals/meta-proposals/pseudo-proposals/anti-proposals, or whatever the case may be.

the 2012/2013 niche gallery team

We Want You...to Volunteer for the Niche Gallery!

If you're interested in volunteering for the niche gallery, please e-mail lisa.spinelli@uleth.ca

What does volunteering for the niche gallery involve, you ask?

-hosting opening receptions that are held monthly

-if you like to write, we would love to have a review writer!

-making posters for calls for submissions and current exhibitions

-constantly bugging the Meliorist to make sure we are included in the paper

-telling all of your family, friends, and colleagues about our gallery!

What will you gain from volunteering for the niche gallery?

-a fun experience working with colleagues and fellow artists

-valuable experience that will benefit you and that you can put on your CV

So what are you waiting for? Check out this current blog as well as our archive blog for more information.

nichegalleryarchives.blogspot.ca

And don't forget that we're part of a movement in Vienna, Austria known as the Locker Gallery Association! We're on a map of the world on their website!

lockergallery.org

We hope to hear from you soon!

The 2012/2013 niche gallery team

"The niche gallery is set within the institution yet works outside the institution"

"The niche gallery is a place for anyone to show their work, whether it is a student, faculty member, or someone outside of the institution. The plexi-glass door also allows the viewer into the space as well, a space that is normally private. With niche gallery, the text panels are placed outside of the interior space because the gallery itself is art. When the niche gallery is between exhibitions, the space is still open. Although the space is empty, it is full. When another artist places his/her work in the space, it creates collaboration between the space and the artwork, between the artists and the viewers. Each piece has its place and remains separate, but also works together. There is a difference between inside and outside, but they co-exist"

-naomi sato, from her manifesto
"White Cube, Plexi-Glass Door"

gallery supporters

The gallery team would like to extend a special thanks to Professor Michael Campbell and U of L Art Gallery Administrator Fred Greene for their continuous support of the niche gallery project. As well we'd like to thank Professor David Miller for suggesting that we document the exhibitions on a website.

Also, thank you to the 2008-2009 U of L Art Society Executive for their decision to include the niche gallery in the group's agenda.

We also appreciate the collective interest and support of the U of L Art Department for encouraging students to continue to develop the existence of the niche gallery.

As the niche gallery is not-for-profit and has very limited funding from the Students' Union, if you would like to make a donation to the gallery, please contact us.